Vincent Alexander Proffitt: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1.	Vincent Alexander Proffitt was born 23 Jan 1989, Knox County, Tennessee (son of John Christopher Proffitt and Rose Marie Forester). Notes: ---------- Reference: Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.

Generation: 2

John Christopher Proffitt was born 3 May 1961, Knox County, Tennessee (son of Gaston Glenn Proffitt and Barbara Ruth Byrd).

Notes:

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Reference:
Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.

John married Rose Marie Forester 11 Apr 1987, Knox County, Tennessee. Rose (daughter of Billy LaVerne Forester and Lydia Garzer) was born 8 Oct 1958, New Smyrna Beach, Florida. [Group Sheet]

Rose Marie Forester was born 8 Oct 1958, New Smyrna Beach, Florida (daughter of Billy LaVerne Forester and Lydia Garzer).

Notes:

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Reference:
Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.

Children:

Lydia Valentina Proffitt was born 29 Dec 1987, Knox County, Tennessee.
1. Vincent Alexander Proffitt was born 23 Jan 1989, Knox County, Tennessee.
Billy Justin Proffitt was born 3 Jan 1983, Knox County, Tennessee.

Generation: 3

Gaston Glenn Proffitt was born 23 Nov 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of John Lillard Proffitt and Cecil Viola Caton).

Notes:

Gaston G. Proffitt remarried after his first wife died.
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Reference:
Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
"Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 23, 40.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 272.

Gaston married Barbara Ruth Byrd 11 Apr 1958. Barbara (daughter of James Arnold Byrd and Lou Irene "Jirl" Grantham) was born 25 Nov 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Barbara Ruth Byrd was born 25 Nov 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Arnold Byrd and Lou Irene "Jirl" Grantham).

Notes:

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Reference:
Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
"Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 23, 40.

Children:

James Glen Proffitt was born 3 May 1959, Knox County, Tennessee.
Jennifer Lou Proffitt was born 14 Apr 1960, Knox County, Tennessee.
2. John Christopher Proffitt was born 3 May 1961, Knox County, Tennessee.
Janice Lynn Proffitt was born 22 May 1962, Knox County, Tennessee.
Joseph Michael Proffitt was born 1 Sep 1963, Knox County, Tennessee.

6. Billy LaVerne Forester
Notes:
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Reference:
Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.

Billy — Lydia Garzer. [Group Sheet]
7.
Lydia Garzer
Notes:
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Reference:
Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.

Children:

3. Rose Marie Forester was born 8 Oct 1958, New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

Generation: 4

John Lillard Proffitt was born 22 Oct 1895, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee (son of James "Jim" Proffitt and Mary Etta Cardwell); died 12 Nov 1971, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1910, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1920, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 65.
Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
"Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 23.
"Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter", V XXI No 1, Spring 1996, p 3.

John married Cecil Viola Caton 23 Dec 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee. Cecil (daughter of George W. Caton and Penelopey Jane "Neppie" Marshall) was born 19 Dec 1902, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 4 Dec 2002. [Group Sheet]

Cecil Viola Caton was born 19 Dec 1902, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of George W. Caton and Penelopey Jane "Neppie" Marshall); died Bef 4 Dec 2002.

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 65.
Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
"Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 23.
"Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter", V XXI No 1, Spring 1996, p 3.

Children:

4. Gaston Glenn Proffitt was born 23 Nov 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Juanita Ruth Proffitt was born 8 Jan 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Sep 2003; was buried 20 Sep 2003, Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
Lena Grace Proffitt was born 26 Jul 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee.

10.

James Arnold Byrd was born 13 Jun 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Robert Newton Byrd and Molly Pricilla Fox); died 9 Nov 1987, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Farmer/Carpenter. Buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 17.
Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
"Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 38, 40.

James married Lou Irene "Jirl" Grantham 19 Oct 1929, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Lou (daughter of James Howard Grantham, I and Mollie Irene McMahan) was born 28 Sep 1908, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; died 17 Feb 2001, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 18 Feb 2001, Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

11.

Lou Irene "Jirl" Grantham was born 28 Sep 1908, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee (daughter of James Howard Grantham, I and Mollie Irene McMahan); died 17 Feb 2001, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 18 Feb 2001, Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 17.
Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
"Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 38, 40.

Children:

David Eugene Byrd was born 23 Feb 1931, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 17 Feb 2001.
5. Barbara Ruth Byrd was born 25 Nov 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Molly Francess Byrd was born 7 Aug 1936, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Oct 1978, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.